Professional Gatherings

VANNW Professional Gatherings are a great opportunity to share ideas, thoughts, and skills with your volunteer management peers – no membership required. VAN Professional Gatherings are typically offered once a month at various locations in the King and Pierce County areas. Would you like Professional Gatherings in your area? Contact us!

Upcoming Professional Gatherings
Professional Gatherings offered in King and Pierce County! Bring your own sack lunch, your thinking cap, and enjoy a lively discussion with fellow Volunteer Administrators. Be sure to RSVP to the host for information on parking, directions, and other important information.

||JULY||Topic: What’s in a Name? Does “Volunteer” really capture what your people are doing? What titles do you use for volunteers at your organization and why does it matter?Where: Franciscan Hospice – 16255 Sylvester Rd SW, Burien, WA 98166When: Thursday, July 25th, 2019 11:30 am to 1:00 pm.Cost: Professional Gatherings are always free!RSVP: Lindsay Ismailova – lindseyismailova@chifranciscan.org

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PIERCE COUNTY Professional Gatherings
||MAY||Topic: Your Mental Health Matters: Practicing Self Care in the WorkplaceWhere: Wheelock Public Library – 3722 N 26th St, Tacoma, WA 98407When: Tuesday, May 28th, 2019 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm -TIME CHANGE THIS MONTH*Cost: Professional Gatherings are always free!RSVP: Alex Ropes – alex@amaraputskidsfirst.org
*This month the Pierce County VAN PG will be held at 2:30 pm, immediately following the Tacoma Public Schools Varsity Letter and Fall Volunteer Fair meeting, which will be from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm. If you are interested in attending the public schools meeting to learn more about their plans for this year, and to provide valuable feedback, please note this in your VAN RSVP and we will forward it to the TPS representative.

||JUNE||Topic: Volunteer Handbooks and Operating Manuals*Where: Washington State History Museum – 1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402When: Tuesday, June 25th, 2019 11:30 am to 1:00 pm.Cost: Professional Gatherings are always free!RSVP: Susan Hesselgrave – susan.hesselgrave@wshs.wa.gov*For this professional gathering, please bring a copy of your Volunteer Handbook and/or Operating Manual to share with the group. Don’t have one yet? Come to the Professional Gathering for inspiration, best practices, plus tips and tricks.

VAN is looking for meeting spaces, and hosts, for upcoming Gatherings! Interested in hosting an upcoming Professional Gathering in your County? Pierce County hosts it’s Gatherings on the last Tuesday of the month, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm, while King County hosts their Gathering on the last Thursday of the month from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. Please contact Alex Ropes by emailing professionalgatherings@vannw.org

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